She has also been accused of dowry harassment by the daughter-in-law of one of her disciples. The woman has said that her husband’s family tortured her on Radhe Maa’s advice.

But, the fuming self-styled godwoman shot back saying, “...are you yourself ‘doodh ka dhula’ (spotless)? Why do you people speak such things always?”

She lashed out at mediapersons in English, using phrases like “Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder” and “I’m only pure and pious”.

“You know the meaning of pure and pious? What does it mean? How far have you read?” she shouted back.

“This is too much. Behave yourself, shut your mouth...why don’t you mediapersons kill me,” the infuriated 52-year-old said and asked the mediapersons to remove their cameras as she broke down at the press meet here on Thursday night.

To a question earlier, she said she is not a ‘sanyasin’ but only ‘Maa’, an incarnation of Goddess Durga.

Radhe Maa, aka Sukhvinder Kaur, started calling herself a godwoman in her 20s. The mother of three is known to “bless” her devotees by dancing to Hindi movie songs and hugging and kissing them, dressed in what can best be described as bridal clothes. She always carries a gold trident and is rarely seen without bling and over-the-top make-up.

Many of her followers insist she is an embodiment of Goddess Durga and has supernatural powers.

Many of these controversial figures are accused of different crimes including cheating, fraud, murder and rape.

In August, self-styled godman Gurmeet Singh - who used the name of Baba Ram Rahim Gurmeet Singh Insan - was sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping two women. Another religious leader, Asaram, and his son are in jail, facing rape charges.